AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, NEW SOUTH WALES, GENERAL

Lot 43		Estimate: $5,000T Realised Price : $5,250 1850-1912 range in stockbook with Sydney View 1d (3, incl pair), 2d (4), 3d (3), Laureate 1d pair, 2d (8), 3d (13), 6d (4, two with 'WALLS' variety), 8d, 'REGISTERED' 6d (12, one reprint), Diadem Imperf 5d possibly unused, 6d (12), 8d (poor), 1/- (9), range of perforated types to 1/- with few 'SPECIMEN' opts, range of later De La Rue issues, 5/- Coin (11, incl Royal Purple mint and used), later issues to 10/- (4), 20/-, 1897 Charity used, various , 'OS' opts incl 1d and 2d Forgeries, 5/- Map used, 5/-, 10/- and £1 Perf 11 Reprints CTO, mixed condition throughout with some faults, duplication in lower values (many 100s). Catalogue perhaps around £20000
Lot 44		Estimate: $2,500T 1850 Sydney View Plate II 2d Lilac-Blue, four close to huge margins with portion of adjoining unit at base, showing variety 'No whip', SG 22e. 1980 BPA Certificate. [We have only before offered one normal example of this shade, which was thinned. The only other example recorded by us with this variety was the Burrus example in 1964]. A great rarity
Lot 45		Estimate: $500 1854-59 Diadem 8d Dull Yellow-Orange, SG 98, four large margins with portion of adjoining unit at lower right, tied by concentric ovals to 1857 (17 Oct) cover (flap fault) addressed to 'The Duchess of Wurttemberg', used Sydney to Germany, adhesive folded over onto flap, Karlsruhe arrival datestamp and various other markings. Ex Baetgen
Lot 46		Estimate: $750T 1854-59 Diadem 8d Dull Yellow-Orange, SG 98, unused with four close to large margins, thinned and repaired. Cat £5500. [A fine example sold for US$27600 at auction in May 2008]
Lot 47		Estimate: $1,000T 1854-59 Diadem 8d Dull Yellow-Orange, SG 98, four close to large margins, with 'proving' 185(?) cancel
Lot 48		Estimate: $200 1856-59 (6d.) 'REGISTERED' Salmon and Indigo, SG 103, large margins, tied to dated piece
Lot 49		Estimate: $200T 1860-72 Wmk '8' Perf 13 8d Bright Yellow, SG 167c, fine
Lot 50		Estimate: $600T Realised Price : $650 1867-93 De La Rue 4d Die Proof in Black on white glazed card (92x60mm). Fine. Ex Slade Slade, White
Lot 51		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $650 1867-93 De La Rue 6d Die Proof in Brown on white glazed card (92x60mm). Fine
Lot 52		Estimate: $600T Realised Price : $600 1867-93 De La Rue 10d Die Proof in Black on white glazed card (92x60mm). Fine
Lot 53		Estimate: $400T Realised Price : $360 1891 Surcharge 12½d on 1/- Red Perf 12x11SG 268d, irregular interpane block of 42, showing constant variety 'Damaged 'E' in PENCE', largely fine. Cat £546
Lot 54		Estimate: $150 1899 ½d Blue-Green corner pair, variety 'Imperforate', SG 298a, unused
Lot 55		Estimate: $300T Realised Price : $230 Postage Dues: 1891-92 ½d to 20/- (3) optd 'SPECIMEN' or 'Specimen' with at least two complete sets of ten, plus few oddments used, mixed condition as always (39). Ex Larson
Lot 56		Estimate: $175T Realised Price : $135 Postage Dues: 1891-92 ½d to 20/- optd 'SPECIMEN', SG D1s-D10s, mixed centring, above average condition and generally fresh (10). Ex Larson
Lot 57		Estimate: $125T Realised Price : $95 Postage Dues: 1891-92 10/- Green Perf 12x10, SG D9a, usual perfs, trifle soiled. Ex Larson
Lot 58		Estimate: $300T Postage Dues: 1891-92 20/- Green Perf 12, SG D10a, wing-margin example, usual rough perfs. Cat £500. Ex Larson
Lot 59		Estimate: $500T Realised Price : $625 Stamp Duty: 1865 8d Die Proof in Violet and Brown on white glazed card (92x60mm). Fine
Lot 60		Estimate: $200 Stamp Duty: 1938 No Wmk 3d Purple imperforate corner block of eight, fresh unmounted
Lot 61		Estimate: $1,250 Postal Cards: 1877-1907 collection including unused and used, SPECIMEN opts, some uprated, interesting overseas destinations, postmarks and other markings, mixed condition (approx 170)
Lot 62		Estimate: $450 Telegraph Forms: 1894 6d Violet-Red and 1/- Black, H&G H1-2, optd 'Specimen'. Fine for these scarce items